I'm ho-ome! *sings cheerfully*
Ahh, I can't tell you how good it is to be home again. I'm very tired from our long weekend, but it was a great success!
Where was I, you ask? I didn't tell you? Oh my! I was at the Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Convention in Spartanburg, South Carolina!
(I was so busy preparing for it that I didn't have time to blog for a few weeks!! Do forgive me!)
I wish I had the energy to write more in this post, but a picture is worth a thousand words, so I hope these will suffice...
My booth! Signature pink curtains, cozy carpet for feet that had to stand all day (mine) and new banner identifying the whole shebang.
But I suppose I should start at the beginning. ^ The nice bed in our hotel room... Mama and Daddy slept well! :D I slept in the fold-out couch and the boys parked themselves in cots here and there.
Our cozy little kitchen and table that became the makeshift office/laptop platform. :D MOHL girls, I emailed and chatted with you from there! :D
A STOWAWAY? Yes indeedy - Survivorman snuck along for the ride and quickly made himself at home. (He's an inside joke in our family. We take turns moving him when nobody's looking... you never know where he'll pop up next!)
Okay. Back to the booth. My brothers' booth was right next door. We had something for everybody! It was fun seeing people's reactions when they found out we were related. "You're one family?" "Yep." "Cool!" :D
Closeup of the left side!
Closeup of the right side!
My view, all day, from my chair, looking out...
The chandelier earring rack, hanging necklaces, one of my mademoiselle stands, and the samples of the eBooks.
Closer view of the very-dangly chandelier earrings...
Up-close shot of the spinning copper necklace stand...
The mademoiselles and the back half of the left side..
The wall of necklaces, bracelet stand, and otherwise right half of the booth....
The earring trees! My Daddy made these for me. I am so thrilled with them... this year we changed to all-white stands instead of the dark brown ones and I absolutely LOVE the look.
Another view... Hmm, you can see the cute 'cherry-drop' set on the white bust in this shot...
The bracelet rack!
The eBooks on CD that I was selling! (Go
HERE for more information about those!)
The princess-length serpentine chains with sparkly pendants... and a few spring-like necklace-earring sets! Those all sold! ('cept for the champagne-colored square crystal pendant)
More jewelry! And cute jewelry bags that a friend of mine makes... I was selling those for her.
A closer look at the banner I designed for my booth....
*sigh* Was going to keep this one if it didn't sell... but it did. :D Oh well. Must not be meant for me.
Wall of necklaces... part one,
Two,
Three,
And four! Many of these are now gone... sold! :D
I am so thankful that I did as well as I did. There were some very good speakers, which was great, but distracted people from shopping, I think... :D Still! I was very impressed with how the coordinators set up the convention, it was very well done and I will be coming back (If they'll have me) ;) ... if they have the convention again next year! :)
Oh! And........
The Warfare by Duct Tape booth!
The eBooks my brothers wrote on creating their historically-based duct tape weapons! If you know any boys, chances are, they'd love this. More info at:
WarfareByDuctTape.com
Off to rest and read...
